Protecting Mine Own

ludo Braved the forests, braved the stone Braved the icy winds and fire Braved and beat them on my own A humming noise came from Ludo as it tinkered about with its offerings, holding up the prism of light to cause it to shine here and there along the walls and candles. It was unclear if it was considering its response or merely singing to itself - either way, Zariah would soon get her answer. "You could take on the debt, for one of your own," it said. "Offer something in place of what was originally promised. The debt would become yours, should it be accepted, and none of the boon nullified." At her second comment it glanced up - sharply; she had clearly gotten its attention now. "Why," it said, seeming to swell up and around the space; endless black tendrils reaching into the void, "that would make you a god-killer. And you would garner the attention of all the other gods in the area. Would you like that?"